1. A Sanskrit term that literally means a “sign” or a “mark,” it is generally used as a term among modern Tantrics to mean a man’s phallus. The lingam of the deity Shiva is often a representative of that deity and receives worship and adoration from His followers.
2. Literally mark or sign, implying the mark or sign of the male deity. Thus, it also means penis. As a symbol, the lingam is associated with Shiva.
AUTHOR: Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
SOURCE: Great Sex Made Simple, by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson (Llewellyn Publications)
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tamara L. Siuda, PhD, author of the new Weather Magic.
Members of the alphabet community (from acronyms representing different sexualities and gender identities in the LGBTQIA+ community) often have...
New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
